NameTides

Farhan

Farhan was the #2,056 boys' name in the US in 2025 (72 babies), and #1,153 in England & Wales and #943 in Canada.

Farhan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Farhan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Farhan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,056 (72)#1,153 (25)#647 (4)—#943 (27)
2024#2,133 (69)#757 (45)#727 (3)—#997 (25)
2023#2,188 (65)#827 (39)#728 (3)—#886 (27)
2022#2,325 (61)#1,058 (27)——#1,284 (16)
2021#2,695 (47)#1,078 (26)——#1,406 (14)
2020#2,419 (54)#944 (30)——#1,708 (10)
2019#2,491 (53)#707 (47)——#1,256 (16)
2018#2,385 (55)#1,013 (28)——#1,389 (13)
2017#2,091 (66)#709 (49)——#1,008 (22)
2016#2,278 (58)#681 (51)#707 (3)—#1,487 (12)
2015#2,429 (52)#601 (61)——#1,577 (11)
2014#3,234 (34)#624 (55)—#715 (3)#1,311 (14)
2013#2,139 (62)#479 (80)——#836 (28)
2012#2,380 (53)#542 (67)——#1,033 (20)
2011#2,203 (59)#411 (97)#491 (5)—#1,076 (19)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,056.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1976.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Farhan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Farhan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Farhan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#90712

Farhan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FarhanCanadaBoys#94327
FarhanEngland & WalesBoys#1,15325
FarhanIrelandBoys—too few
FarhanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FarhanScotlandBoys#6474
FarhanUSBoys#2,05672